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Rules

1 The Book Pool will run from the 1st of January till the 30th Of November 2023. Books started before the 1st of January or finished after the 30th of November will not be counted.
2 Members who want to select books, please do so by the 31st of December - PST.
3 Everyone taking part will be given a number - for example I will be #1.
4 Anyone else can still join in after the 1st of January, but can't add books. There is no obligation to read all the books - or any of the books. This isn't just a fiction book pool - Non fiction, later books in a series, YA & books for older children are all fine!
5 First publication date should be 1900-1980. (note the new starting year)
6 Everyone selects up to 5 books. If someone has already selected one of your choices, please don't select it again.
7 No Georgette Heyer (I moderate a group for her books) /group/show/.
8 If you join this group or decide you want to join the Book Pool after the 31st of December, that will be great, but you can't add books to the book pool.
9 If anyone wants to change their chosen books that is fine, as long as they are changed before the 31st of Dec 2022
10 To liven things up, Cindy SR will be running some extra challenges, using these books. But if you just want to the challenge the 2022 way, that will be fine as well.

If you are uncertain of anything just check the previous challenge /topic/show/... or ask! :)

Looking forward to some inspiring ideas!

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*A Coffin for Dimitrios aka A Mask for Dimitrios
** Jill the Reckless aka The Little Warrior
*** Murder in the Snow aka Groaning Spinney

Members taking part

#1 Carol She's So Novel 11 books + 1DNF
#2 Abigail 15 books + 1 DNF
#3 Barb in Maryland 12 books
#4 Jackie 3 books
#5 Cindy SR 6 books (+ 1 dnf)
#6 Peggy
#7 Susan in NC 16 books (+ 1 dnf)
#8 Lynnie 4 books
#9 Tania 11 books
#10 Carolien 1 book
#11 Jenn 9 books read
#12 Lesley 10 books
#13 Katy
#14 Elinor 7 books
#15 Kate 5 books
#16 Veronique
#17 Mela 12 books
#18 Kristi

Entered up to Post #641

I’ll go for #2 again if I may. (Easier to remember.)

My books are:
1. D. E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills
2. Elizabeth Taylor, Angel
3. Sarah Orne Jewett, The Country of the Pointed Firs
4. Molly Clavering, Yoked with a Lamb
5. Robertson Davies, Fifth Business

I've put you on the list, will add your books later Abigail :)

Abigail wrote: "I’ll go for #2 again if I may. (Easier to remember.)

My books are:
1. D. E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills
2. Elizabeth Taylor, Angel
3. Sarah Orne Jewett, [book:Th..."

Sorry Abigail The Country of Pointed Firs was first published in 1896. Would you be able to choose another book? :)

I've been saving titles, in hopes that we would do this again. Here's my 5 for 2023:
1. The Corner Shop by Elizabeth Cadell
2. South Riding by Winifred Holtby
3. Laura by Vera Caspary
4. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
5. Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

Added yours Barb - & I'm pretty sure I've got a copy of South Riding. & I've wanted to read Laura for a long time!

Me!

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark. I loved the movie, don't think I have ever read the book.
Angelique; The Marquise of the Angels by Sergeanne (or Anne) Golon My memory is that as a teen I loved the first 3 or 4 of these books, then went off them. This is the first book.
The Tamarind Seed by Evelyn Anthony. I've loved both of the books by Ms Anthony that I have already read & this is her best known title.
Five for Sorrow Ten for Joy by Rumer Godden
Georgina by Clare Darcy. Supposed to be the best of Georgette Heyer's imitators.

I'm in, just let me know if I am not doing this right since I haven't participated before. my books are:

1. Brittania Mews by Margory Sharp
2. Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes
3. Magpie Murders by Anothy Borowitz
4. Charlotte Fairlie by D E Stevenson
5. The Floating Admiral by the Dectective Club

Jackie wrote: "I'm in, just let me know if I am not doing this right since I haven't participated before. my books are:

1. Brittania Mews by Margory Sharp
2. Decision at Delphi by H..."

Hi Jackie

You have done it right except that The Magpie Murders was first published in 2016. Could you choose another book? :)

WOOT!

no problem, Apricot Sky by Ruby Ferguson

Added your 5th book Jackie & all your books, Cindy.

Cindy, you are number 5.

I have a copy of Queen Lucia. It is in the omnibus that my monitor sits on. :D

So many great titles here! I’ll have to think about my 5 picks.

Peggy wrote: "So many great titles here! I’ll have to think about my 5 picks."

I've got you down as #6, Peggy. :)

Oh, dear, I was just thinking about books I want! I’m definitely in, my books are:

1. Cheerfulness Breaks In by Angela Thirkell
2. The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
3. “The Slippery Staircase�� by ECR Lorac (sorry, GR doesn’t have this title, but I have the paperback with this cover /book/photo/...
4. Mapp and Lucia by E.F. Benson
5. The Zimmerman Telegram by Barbara W. Tuchman

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "I have a copy of Queen Lucia. It is in the omnibus that my monitor sits on. :D"
I just bought the omnibus and it is HUGE!

Slippery Staircase is on GR, Susan (no the) I found it through the author's book list. :)

/book/show/2...

Edit: If anyone want to read a title that isn't on GR, I am a GR librarian & should be able to add it for you,

Thank you!

Susan in NC wrote: "Thank you!"

Added your books, Susan!

Thank you, dearest!

Susan in NC wrote: "Thank you, dearest!"

😘

I'd like to join in!

1. The Road to Lichfield byPenelope Lively

2. Nightingale Wood by Stella Gibbons

3. The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

4. A Winter Away by Elizabeth Fair

5. Death in Berlin by M.M. Kaye

I'd love to take part again. There are some great picks already, and it's hard to choose but I think I'll go with:

1 Merry Hall by Beverley Nichols*
2 Business as Usual by Jane Oliver
3 The House of Dolls by Barbara Comyns
4 The Ginger Griffin by Ann Bridge
5 The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley

*I have already read this one, can we add them if we are planning on re-reading?

Carol--I'm up there at comment #7--and, oops! I changed my mind on one of my books.
Please delete book 2 South Riding. Please add Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers in its place. Thank you!

I promise this is the only change I'll ask for.

Barb in Maryland wrote: "Carol--I'm up there at comment #7--and, oops! I changed my mind on one of my books.
Please delete book 2 South Riding. Please add Gaudy Night[bookcover:Gaudy Night|..."

That's no problem, Barb. You are allowed to change your selections up to the 31st of December. (so I would advise members to not get too attached to other people's choices!)

Changed.

Tania wrote: "*I have already read this one, can we add them if we are planning on re-reading?

That's fine! Angelique (one of my selections) is a reread for me - although it will be over 40 years since I last read it.

I'll just sort out the other entries now. :)

Tania wrote: "I'd love to take part again. There are some great picks already, and it's hard to choose but I think I'll go with:

1 Merry Hall by Beverley Nichols*
2 [book:Business a..."

Hi Tania
The House of Dolls wasn't published until 1989. Would you mind choosing another book? Our time period this year has been extended - but only 1900-1980. The consensus of the group was most members wanted to leave the finishing period at 1980. :)

Ok Lynnie & Tania books added (except Tania needs to pick one more) & you are #8 & #9 respectively! :)

The list is starting to look very inviting!

Oh sorry, I hadn't realised she was writting so late. I'll have a think.

Tania wrote: "Oh sorry, I hadn't realised she was writting so late. I'll have a think."

No worries!

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Barb in Maryland wrote: "Carol--I'm up there at comment #7--and, oops! I changed my mind on one of my books.
Please delete book 2 South Riding. Please add [book:Gaudy Night|1362399..."

Thank you, Carol.

I'll join, so many lovely books here! Quite a few are on my TBR. I'll have to think of my selection.

Carolien wrote: "I'll join, so many lovely books here! Quite a few are on my TBR. I'll have to think of my selection."

Given you number 10, Carolien. & there is plenty of time for you to decide! :)

Count me in! Still working on finalizing my list, but will post when I have.

Jenn wrote: "Count me in! Still working on finalizing my list, but will post when I have."

Made you #11, Jenn. :)

You’re right, Carol, I dropped off this list 33 messages ago! Replacing Country of the Pointed Firs with Towers in the Mist by Elizabeth Goudge.

Abigail wrote: "You’re right, Carol, I dropped off this list 33 messages ago! Replacing Country of the Pointed Firs with Towers in the Mist by Elizabeth Goudge."

Added for you Abigail!

I think I'll add Crewe Train by Rose Macaulay to my list.(It's so hard to choose).

Tania wrote: "I think I'll add Crewe Train by Rose Macaulay to my list.(It's so hard to choose)."

Your new choice added, Tania!

Barb in Maryland wrote: "Carol--I'm up there at comment #7--and, oops! I changed my mind on one of my books.
Please delete book 2 South Riding. Please add Gaudy Night[bookcover:Gaudy Night|..."

Oh, nice! Thanks, have been contemplating a reread of this one…🤔��

Abigail wrote: "You’re right, Carol, I dropped off this list 33 messages ago! Replacing Country of the Pointed Firs with Towers in the Mist by Elizabeth Goudge."

Ooooh, thanks for this new-to-me title, Abigail, love Goudge’s writing, and historical fiction! ;)

Tania wrote: "I think I'll add Crewe Train by Rose Macaulay to my list.(It's so hard to choose)."

Yes, it really is, I’m already making a tottering TBR pile from the pool!

Susan--given that I've already changed out one of my own choices, I am going to wait until 1 Jan to build my list from everyone else's choices.
Yes, there are so many interesting ones already entered. Lots of possibilities!

Barb in Maryland wrote: "Susan--given that I've already changed out one of my own choices, I am going to wait until 1 Jan to build my list from everyone else's choices.
Yes, there are so many interesting ones already enter..."

Good plan, my dear! You are a wise woman- but I’m adding books I want to read, even if the original member changes their mind. Will I get to all of these books? Hardly - as with this year’s pool, I probably only got to a quarter of the books I WANTED to read, but I just keep adding to the pile…📚📚��

Susan, Towers in the Mist is one of three books Goudge wrote that are set in cathedral towns, the first being A City of Bells, which I read two years ago and which may be my favorite of her books so far. So I thought I’d read another in the set!

Abigail wrote: "Susan, Towers in the Mist is one of three books Goudge wrote that are set in cathedral towns, the first being A City of Bells, which I read two years ago and which may be my favorite..."

Terrific! I loved The Dean's Watch, wanted to read more of her books.

I'll try again this coming year

1). Cosmos by Carl Sagan, 1980
2). Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 1977
3) Love is Eternal by Irving Stone, 1954
4). I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, 1948
5). Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff, 1963

Moved from another thread

Elinor:"I'm embarrassed to say that I have only finished three books from last year's Book Pool, but I would like to give it another whirl in 2023. And once again, there are so many good choices on the list already that I will add only two books -- Rilla of Ingleside which is the last of the Anne of Green Gables books, and The Building Of Jalna by Mazo de la Roche, which is the first of the 16-book Jalna series."